The concoction is sweet and quite drinkable, and is rife with symbolism. The Stoli Blackberry is because the marionberry is a subspecies of blackberry. The Southern Comfort makes it in because the former mayor-for-life was born in Mississippi. And the Blue Curacao and grenadine are there for flavor, and because together the purple hue they create reminds us of the purple velour jogging suit the elder councilmember has been known to sport from time-to-time.

January 18th is an inauspicious day for the citizens of the District of Columbia. It marks the date of the arrest of Mayor Marion S. Barry, Jr. in a drug sting for possession of crack cocaine. This year is the twentieth anniversary since the former Mayor-For-Life spoke his most famous of utterances, who has continued to serve in DC public office despite his ongoing run-ins with the law.